Full-Time Campus Police Officer

About Christian Brothers University:

CBU is committed to creating and maintaining a rigorous and enriching learning experience for our students by providing them the best instruction and support by a superior faculty and staff. CBU encourages opportunities to celebrate diversity in an environment that prepares our students to be global citizens. CBU is an attractive and safe campus environment, and it is quite possibly one of the friendliest campuses anywhere.

If you would like to contribute to these hallmarks of a CBU education, please consider applying for our faculty or staff vacancies through these current employment opportunities.

Job Description:

This is a sworn Campus Police Officer full time position. This position may work weekends and holidays. Employees in this position may work evenings and/or overnight. Employees may be required to work special details and overtime. This is an entry level, sworn campus police position.

As part of an assigned team, Campus Police Officers provide campus safety, security, and law enforcement services to the University community. Officers provide a wide range of services including both traditional and non-traditional police services. Officers are required to participate in crime prevention and community-oriented public safety programming. The successful candidate must project a positive and professional appearance and demeanor at all times, including wearing a proper uniform or approved attire and being neat and well-groomed.

Officers enforce University regulations, local ordinances, and state laws. Officers are a first responder to incidents, accidents, and other emergency situations and are responsible for conducting initial and follow-up investigations into significant and criminal incidents. Officer will work under the direction of the on-duty lead officer, the on-duty supervisor and/or the Director or Assistant Director of Campus Police/Safety.

Requirements:

• Must have completed an accredited Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
• Must be able to obtain a commission through the Memphis Police Department.
• High School diploma or equivalent; some college education preferred
• Must possess valid driver's license.
• Must have never been convicted of a felony or domestic violence.
• Successfully complete various fitness for duty assessments, including a comprehensive background investigation, a psychological evaluation, and a medical examination.

Preferred experience:

At least two years of work and/or life experience directly relating to a minimum of two of the following areas:

• Community service/involvement
• Interviewing, public speaking, and conflict resolution
• Problem solving, using creative methods to resolve issues
• Multi-Cultural work and life-experiences

Additional Information:

Christian Brothers University is a Catholic university in the student-centered tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. CBU fosters academic excellence in a range of programs to prepare students from all faiths and backgrounds for careers and lives informed by the Lasallian values of faith, service, and community.

Christian Brothers University offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending, retirement pension plan, 403(b), and both undergraduate and graduate tuition waiver plans. CBU also offers tuition waivers for dependents of employees and participates in the Tuition Exchange Program, a reciprocal scholarship exchange program for family members of full-time faculty and staff.  

Christian Brothers University offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment, regardless of sex, age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin or disability.

Application Instructions:

Please complete the online application and provide a cover letter, resume/CV, and the names and contact information for three references with your application.